Shane Ross: Micheál Martin’s mudslinging hasn’t worked – it’s time to try talking things out

Shane Ross: Micheál Martin’s mudslinging hasn’t worked – it’s time to try talking things out

Easter Week 2026 will long be remembered. Unlike 1916, there have been no patriot dead. Indeed, there have been no patriots. Rather, it will be recalled as a week when a rudderless government was incapable of defusing a disorganised but peaceful protest.